Main Entry: ¹sniff

Pronunciation: \ˈsnif\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb 1 : to draw air audibly up the nose especially for smelling <sniffed at the flowers>
2 : to show or express disdain or scorn
3 : snoop, nose <sniffed around for clues>transitive verb 1 : to smell or take by inhalation through the nose
2 : to utter contemptuously
3 : to recognize or detect by or as if by smelling <sniff out trouble>